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Getting kids to bed is tricky at the best of times and when the weather hots up, it's even harder. "I'm too warm", "I'm too sweaty", "I need water" - as any parent knows only too well - the list is endless.
That's why mum Caroline Ebden-Smith has been quick to share her cheap hack for getting the little ones to sleep. With her son struggling in the heat inside his loft room, she bought a doggy cooling mat from the budget retailer - and she says it's been the best thing ever.
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